CAREER HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                                         

 · International experience in a wide variety of coal projects, inclusive of infrastructure design.  From South Africa to America to Australia, have been exposed to a wide variety of concepts and mining;

· Achieved New South Wales Open Cut Coal Mine Manager Qualification at age 25, OCE at age 24;

· Have actively worked on multiple feasibility studies completely from inception through completion;

· 2 Articles published in CoalAGE, 1 Article published in Power and Energy Technology, 1Article World Coal, and a Russian mining magazine;

· Full scholarship to University of Queensland – achieved MIM Medal for Geology & Geophysics, and first class honours;

· 3d-Dig business development project in North American coal mines – in conjunction with Southern Illinois University;

· Pilot license during work with Rio Tinto Energy America in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS                                                                         

• March 2007 Edition of CoalAGE magazine – article on 3d-Dig and its use within the world-wide coal industry.

• December 2007 Edition of CoalAGE magazine – article on dragline utilisation and training – to be published next.

• January 2008 Edition of Power and Energy Technology magazine – article on 3d-Dig and its use within the world-wide coal industry.

• January 2008 World Coal magazine – article on 3d-Dig and optimisation of mining.

• May 2008 Russian Institute of Engineering – article on 3d-Dig....

CAREER  PROGRESSION                                                                                                     
 

Professional Experience

August 2009 – Chief Mining Engineer, Wesfarmers Curragh

March 2008 – Principal Mining Engineer, Wesfarmers Resources

November 2006 – Consulting Engineer, Marston & Marston

March 2006 – Project Manager, Marston & Marston

March 2005 – Senior Mining Engineer, Marston & Marston

January 2003 – Overburden Engineer, Anglocoal Drayton (OCE and Mine Manager’s tickets gained)

January 2002 – Production Engineer, Anglocoal Drayton

January 2001 – Underground Engineer, Anglocoal Capcoal

 

University of Queensland Experience

December 1999 – Undergraduate Engineer – BHP Iron Ore, Newman (Mt Whaleback)

December 1998 – Underground Engineer, Eltin Browns Creek Mine, Blayney

December 1997 – Undergraduate Engineer – BHP Iron Ore Yandi

January 1997 – Scholarship – BHP Iron Ore, Perth

December 1996 – Undergraduate Engineer – BHP Australia Coal, Blackwater (Shotfirer’s tickets gained)

June 1996 – Undergraduate Engineer – University of Queensland Experimental Mine

January 1996 – Scholarship – AusIMM Education Endowment Fund

December 1995 – Clerk – Leo & Green Rhonda Colliery, Ipswich